哲
wise; a sage
10 strokes
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How 哲 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 折 (phonetic, zhé)
How to remember it
philosopher · Heisig RSH #933
折 discount + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 折
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 折 (zhé) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折 sound component | zhé | to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble |
| 逝 | shì | to die, to pass away |
| 浙 | zhè | the Zhejiang province; a river |
| 踅 | xué | to pace; to turn around midway |
| 哳 | zhā | the sound of ripping or giggling |
| 蜇 | zhē | jellyfish |
Words containing 哲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明哲保身 | míng zhé bǎo shēn | a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of pri… |
| 哲学博士 | zhé xué bó shì | Doctor of Philosophy; PhD |
| 哲学家 | zhé xué jiā | philosopher |
| 哲人石 | zhé rén shí | philosopher's stone |
| 柏拉图哲学 | Bó lā tú zhé xué | Platonism |
| 哲学史 | zhé xué shǐ | history of philosophy |
| 李远哲 | Lǐ Yuǎn zhé | Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986 |
| 赫哲语 | Hè zhé yǔ | Hezhen language (of Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province) |
| 赫哲族 | Hè zhé zú | Hezhen ethnic group |
| 哲人 | zhé rén | wise man |
| 哲学 | zhé xué | philosophy |
| 马哲 | mǎ zhé | Marxist philosophy |
| 哲理 | zhé lǐ | philosophic theory; philosophy |
| 麦哲伦 | Mài zhé lún | Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer |
| 圣哲 | shèng zhé | sage |
| 哲思 | zhé sī | philosophical reflection; contemplative philosophical thought |
| 范思哲 | Fàn sī zhé | Versace (fashion designer) |
| 柯文哲 | Kē Wén zhé | Ko Wen-je (1959-), Taiwanese independent politician, Mayor of Taipei City from 2014 |
| 李哲 | Lǐ Zhé | Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), … |
| 先哲 | xiān zhé | the wise and learned individuals of the past |